Max Allegri: Lionel Messi simply 'unstoppable' when he has room to operate

17 Setiembre 2017

In the team Juventus, Defender Giorgio Chiellini and midfielders Sami Khedira, Claudio Marchisio, and Marko Pjaca are all injured.

Dybala, 23, is one of the world's most promising young players and the German goalkeeper is aware of the danger he poses as Barcelona get their European campaign underway.

Defending In Numbers is a new Deezer Originals football podcast, created by Squawka. "Tomorrow he can be useful, we will have to have lucidity and technique when they are pressing".

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers then injected Socceroos star Tom Rogic into action in the second half but it meant little as Mikael Lustig made it 4-0 late before a second from Edison Cavani completed the rout.

Dybala struck twice in Juve's 3-0 aggregate quarter-final win over Barca last season and is set to start at the Nou Camp. "But this is a long distance race", he added. "We will keep focused on winning and adding points".

Barcelona's all-time top scorer, Messi, has scored eight goals in six games across all competitions this season. "We have to help him come along". Before that, it makes its Champions League debut against Apoel. I suffered a lot when I had to face him and now I'm enjoying him.

Cristiano Ronaldo, still suspended after pushing a referee in the Spanish Super Cup final, also won't play on Sunday.

After their opening round loss to Barca, the FC panel place part of the blame on Dybala's lacklustre showing for Juventus.

In the other group D game Olympiakos lost 3 - 2 at home to Sporting Lisbon.

But once he found room to work, Messi picked Buffon's Juventus apart - to take some revenge from last year's elimination and continue his superb start to the current season.

"When we play at this speed it's very difficult to play against us", Rakitic told reporters.